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	<title>Comments on: BitWine Gives Access To Those In The Know</title>
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		<title>By: BitWine Detaches Itself from Skype, Pursues Partnership Strategy &#171; Smedia&#8217;s Weblog</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-2130394</link>
		<dc:creator>BitWine Detaches Itself from Skype, Pursues Partnership Strategy &#171; Smedia&#8217;s Weblog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] started off in late 2006 as a place where people could find experts to answer their questions over Skype for a consulting [...]</description>
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		<title>By: www.teletubis.info &#187; Blog Archive &#187; BitWine Detaches Itself from Skype, Pursues Partnership Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-2127007</link>
		<dc:creator>www.teletubis.info &#187; Blog Archive &#187; BitWine Detaches Itself from Skype, Pursues Partnership Strategy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] started off in late 2006 as a place where people could find experts to answer their questions over Skype for a consulting [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Reach news online &#187; wine.com</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-1886694</link>
		<dc:creator>Reach news online &#187; wine.com</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: 男のスキンケア ナビ</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-1322398</link>
		<dc:creator>男のスキンケア ナビ</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2007 06:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;男のスキンケアの特徴...&lt;/strong&gt;

男の肌の特徴について 男もスキンケアをする時代ですが、男女で肌に違いはあるのでしょうか。 男の肌は女性と比べて皮脂量はおよそ2倍で、水分は30～40％少ないのです。 歳を重ねると...</description>
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<p>男の肌の特徴について 男もスキンケアをする時代ですが、男女で肌に違いはあるのでしょうか。 男の肌は女性と比べて皮脂量はおよそ2倍で、水分は30～40％少ないのです。 歳を重ねると&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Feial</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-778870</link>
		<dc:creator>Feial</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Call 1-900-Ask-Ed &#124; Ed Bott&#8217;s Windows Expertise &#124;</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-571299</link>
		<dc:creator>Call 1-900-Ask-Ed &#124; Ed Bott&#8217;s Windows Expertise &#124;</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] When I did a little research, I found that the founders of the company do indeed have a track record and that the company might indeed be legitimate. At least they&#8217;ve convinced the Silicon Valley echo chamber to take them seriously. But in their initial fumbling contacts with me&#160;they look like complete amateurs. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] When I did a little research, I found that the founders of the company do indeed have a track record and that the company might indeed be legitimate. At least they&#8217;ve convinced the Silicon Valley echo chamber to take them seriously. But in their initial fumbling contacts with me&nbsp;they look like complete amateurs. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: danny White</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-470084</link>
		<dc:creator>danny White</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have been using www.jyve.com which has all that bitwine has and more. This site has lots of member participation and eveyone is chat and skype enabled.
I have made money and spent money on this site and it works. Found it by accident, it seems that this is the team that developed the skype card, presence button, browser synch for Skype over the last few years.
LAst I heard they have close to 90,00 members.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have been using <a href="http://www.jyve.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.jyve.com</a> which has all that bitwine has and more. This site has lots of member participation and eveyone is chat and skype enabled.<br />
I have made money and spent money on this site and it works. Found it by accident, it seems that this is the team that developed the skype card, presence button, browser synch for Skype over the last few years.<br />
LAst I heard they have close to 90,00 members.</p>
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		<title>By: Dave</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-468797</link>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Saw a demo on BitWine last night, and there was a lot of interest for its call center application possibilities as well....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Saw a demo on BitWine last night, and there was a lot of interest for its call center application possibilities as well&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: &#187; Yahoo přetahuje lidi z Google Answers &#124; Web. REFLEKTOR</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-467661</link>
		<dc:creator>&#187; Yahoo přetahuje lidi z Google Answers &#124; Web. REFLEKTOR</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] BitWine Gives Access To Those In The Know (TechCrunch) [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Techcrunch &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Grockit Helps MBA Hopefuls Study For The GMAT</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-465352</link>
		<dc:creator>Techcrunch &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Grockit Helps MBA Hopefuls Study For The GMAT</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] To promote his service, Nivi and his staff of teachers have signed up as experts on BitWine. They are also banking on word-of-mouth marketing, hoping that saving money is a major incentive for hopeful students. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] To promote his service, Nivi and his staff of teachers have signed up as experts on BitWine. They are also banking on word-of-mouth marketing, hoping that saving money is a major incentive for hopeful students. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Leon</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-462291</link>
		<dc:creator>Leon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Elad:

I see you are addressing some of the questions raised by the TechCrunchers. I'm glad to know that the calls start free. You may want to consider making it very obvious to the visitors of your site.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Elad:</p>
<p>I see you are addressing some of the questions raised by the TechCrunchers. I&#8217;m glad to know that the calls start free. You may want to consider making it very obvious to the visitors of your site.</p>
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		<title>By: TechCrunch en français</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-461937</link>
		<dc:creator>TechCrunch en français</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2006 06:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;BitWine donne la parole aux spécialistes...&lt;/strong&gt;

mise à jour: Google Answers à annoncé sa fermeture pour la fin de semaine. Du coup notre comparaison ci dessous est un peu caduque. Yahoo Answers de son côté cartonne avec 60 millions d&#8217;utilisateurs et 160 millions de réponses. Mais il exis...</description>
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<p>mise à jour: Google Answers à annoncé sa fermeture pour la fin de semaine. Du coup notre comparaison ci dessous est un peu caduque. Yahoo Answers de son côté cartonne avec 60 millions d&#8217;utilisateurs et 160 millions de réponses. Mais il exis&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: &#187; Google končí s Answers, BitWine s nimi začíná &#124; Web. REFLEKTOR</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-460473</link>
		<dc:creator>&#187; Google končí s Answers, BitWine s nimi začíná &#124; Web. REFLEKTOR</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Podobnou službou disponuje také Yahoo, pokud o ní ještě nevíte, tak její název asi neuhodnete  Ano, nečekaně je to Yahoo Answers. Přesto je spoluzakladatel BitWine Alon Cohen přesvědčen, že má BitWine svůj smysl. TechCrunchu Cohen řekl: “Když se podíváte na Google Answers a Yahoo Answers, tak opravdu nevíte kdo ve skutečnostibodpovídá, protože jsou postaveny na chatu a textu, &#8230;”. Vtip BitWine ale spočívá v komunikaci vizuální - bude to totiž plugin pro Skype 3.0. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Podobnou službou disponuje také Yahoo, pokud o ní ještě nevíte, tak její název asi neuhodnete  Ano, nečekaně je to Yahoo Answers. Přesto je spoluzakladatel BitWine Alon Cohen přesvědčen, že má BitWine svůj smysl. TechCrunchu Cohen řekl: “Když se podíváte na Google Answers a Yahoo Answers, tak opravdu nevíte kdo ve skutečnostibodpovídá, protože jsou postaveny na chatu a textu, &#8230;”. Vtip BitWine ale spočívá v komunikaci vizuální - bude to totiž plugin pro Skype 3.0. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: BitWine, gli esperti rispondono&#8230; con Skype - voipblog.it</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-460030</link>
		<dc:creator>BitWine, gli esperti rispondono&#8230; con Skype - voipblog.it</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Google 没有答复（Google Has No Answers） at Techcrunch Chinese version？</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-459843</link>
		<dc:creator>Google 没有答复（Google Has No Answers） at Techcrunch Chinese version？</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-459843</guid>
		<description>[...] 昨天我们将Google Answers和一个叫做BitWine新服务。显然这是我们能做这个比较的最后一天。前天晚上，google宣布他们将在这周结束前关闭这个服务。 所以如果你有了一个比较迫切想问的问题，就立马问或者永远保持你的沉默。 “Google公司的不断创新，使得让我们总是可以尝试到很多新鲜的事物－并且有时为了我们的目的而设计产品”－Google的软件工程使Andrew Fikes和Lexi Baugher在自己的博客中这样写到。 “在这周，我们将会停止接受关于google answers的新的问题，最初的工程我们工作到这里结束。这个项目的粗率想法来自于larry page，而4个人组成的团队将其转变为现实用了不到4个月的时间。对于两个新毕业来说，这是一个可维护升级产品的速成班，反应用户的请求，并发现人们脑中存在的疑问。” [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] 昨天我们将Google Answers和一个叫做BitWine新服务。显然这是我们能做这个比较的最后一天。前天晚上，google宣布他们将在这周结束前关闭这个服务。 所以如果你有了一个比较迫切想问的问题，就立马问或者永远保持你的沉默。 “Google公司的不断创新，使得让我们总是可以尝试到很多新鲜的事物－并且有时为了我们的目的而设计产品”－Google的软件工程使Andrew Fikes和Lexi Baugher在自己的博客中这样写到。 “在这周，我们将会停止接受关于google answers的新的问题，最初的工程我们工作到这里结束。这个项目的粗率想法来自于larry page，而4个人组成的团队将其转变为现实用了不到4个月的时间。对于两个新毕业来说，这是一个可维护升级产品的速成班，反应用户的请求，并发现人们脑中存在的疑问。” [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Basta</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-459828</link>
		<dc:creator>Basta</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yawn.

See also:
http://www.ingenio.com/default.asp (Many years old, no VoIP nonsense)
http://www.keen.com (Many years old, no VoIP nonsense)
http://www.ether.com (no centralized directory, but the same idea, no VoIP)
http://www.jyve.com (exactly the same)
http://www.wdeal.com/ (extremely similar)

How are new companies like this still getting funded? How do they attract employees?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yawn.</p>
<p>See also:<br />
<a href="http://www.ingenio.com/default.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.ingenio.com/default.asp</a> (Many years old, no VoIP nonsense)<br />
<a href="http://www.keen.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.keen.com</a> (Many years old, no VoIP nonsense)<br />
<a href="http://www.ether.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.ether.com</a> (no centralized directory, but the same idea, no VoIP)<br />
<a href="http://www.jyve.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.jyve.com</a> (exactly the same)<br />
<a href="http://www.wdeal.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wdeal.com/</a> (extremely similar)</p>
<p>How are new companies like this still getting funded? How do they attract employees?</p>
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		<title>By: Google Has No Answers at Swiss Podcast Directory and Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-459454</link>
		<dc:creator>Google Has No Answers at Swiss Podcast Directory and Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Yesterday we compared a new service called BitWine  to Google Answers. Apparently that was the last day we could make that comparison because at 10 p.m. last night, Google announced that they would be closing the service by the end of the week. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Yesterday we compared a new service called BitWine  to Google Answers. Apparently that was the last day we could make that comparison because at 10 p.m. last night, Google announced that they would be closing the service by the end of the week. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Techcrunch &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Google Has No Answers</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-459429</link>
		<dc:creator>Techcrunch &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Google Has No Answers</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Yesterday we compared a new service called BitWine  to Google Answers. Apparently that was the last day we could make that comparison because at 10 p.m. last night, Google announced that they would be closing the service by the end of the week. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Yesterday we compared a new service called BitWine  to Google Answers. Apparently that was the last day we could make that comparison because at 10 p.m. last night, Google announced that they would be closing the service by the end of the week. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Elad Baron</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-459234</link>
		<dc:creator>Elad Baron</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi All,

Thank you for your candid feedbacks. Let me try to clarify some of the points raised here:

True, the concept of ask-an-expert has been tried before. However, we believe that adding the real-time element (audio/video based conversation) makes a HUGE difference for the following reasons: 
a. it is all about trust. you need to trust the person whom you ask the advice. Seeing and hearing the person (live) significantly contributes to your judgment process about the other party.
b. when you need to get some consultation ( e.g. second opinion about some medical condition, relationship counseling, etc) you need a full duplex conversation - unlike the Yahoo/Google Answers of the world which are just asking a question and waiting for a response. 
c. it opens up a whole new set of applications that require the real time channel - like online tutoring, do-it-yourself demos, etc

The other thing I wanted to clarify is that with BitWine, EVERY CALL starts free of charge. Both Client and Advisor need to mutually agree in order to start charging. There is no pre-payment what so ever. So if you don't feel the Advisor is good for you, don't start paying. If you do agree to pay, then the exact amount will be transferred to your Advisor immediately following the call (no minimum amounts, no rounding up, really simple). 

Last, we have implemented a sophisticated rating mechanism, which takes into account many parameters to try to reduce feedback and rating scams. For example, you have to be present at a call in order to rate the Advisor. And if the price was low/free your rating will count less. However, since we just launched the service most advisors have not yet built up their rating beyond our minimal threshold used to filter out initial variations/abnormalities. 

Thanks again to this great community. We just started. Not all is perfect. But we are working really hard and with your help I believe we'll improve quickly!

Elad Baron
Co Founder</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>Thank you for your candid feedbacks. Let me try to clarify some of the points raised here:</p>
<p>True, the concept of ask-an-expert has been tried before. However, we believe that adding the real-time element (audio/video based conversation) makes a HUGE difference for the following reasons:<br />
a. it is all about trust. you need to trust the person whom you ask the advice. Seeing and hearing the person (live) significantly contributes to your judgment process about the other party.<br />
b. when you need to get some consultation ( e.g. second opinion about some medical condition, relationship counseling, etc) you need a full duplex conversation - unlike the Yahoo/Google Answers of the world which are just asking a question and waiting for a response.<br />
c. it opens up a whole new set of applications that require the real time channel - like online tutoring, do-it-yourself demos, etc</p>
<p>The other thing I wanted to clarify is that with BitWine, EVERY CALL starts free of charge. Both Client and Advisor need to mutually agree in order to start charging. There is no pre-payment what so ever. So if you don&#8217;t feel the Advisor is good for you, don&#8217;t start paying. If you do agree to pay, then the exact amount will be transferred to your Advisor immediately following the call (no minimum amounts, no rounding up, really simple). </p>
<p>Last, we have implemented a sophisticated rating mechanism, which takes into account many parameters to try to reduce feedback and rating scams. For example, you have to be present at a call in order to rate the Advisor. And if the price was low/free your rating will count less. However, since we just launched the service most advisors have not yet built up their rating beyond our minimal threshold used to filter out initial variations/abnormalities. </p>
<p>Thanks again to this great community. We just started. Not all is perfect. But we are working really hard and with your help I believe we&#8217;ll improve quickly!</p>
<p>Elad Baron<br />
Co Founder</p>
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		<title>By: Elad Baron</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-459217</link>
		<dc:creator>Elad Baron</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi All,

Thank you for your candid feedbacks. Let me try to clarify some of the points raised here:

True, the concept of ask-an-expert has been tried before. However, we believe that adding the real-time element (audio/video based conversation) makes a HUGE difference for the following reasons:
a. it is all about trust. you need to trust the person whom you ask the advice. Seeing and hearing the person (live) significantly contributes to your judgment process about the other party.
b. when you need to get some consultation ( e.g. second opinion about some medical condition, relationship counseling, etc) you need a full duplex conversation - unlike the Yahoo/Google Answers of the world which are just asking a question and waiting for a response.
c. it opens up a whole new set of applications that require the real time channel - like online tutoring, do-it-yourself demos, etc

The other thing I wanted to clarify is that with BitWine, EVERY CALL starts free of charge. Both Client and Advisor need to mutually agree in order to start charging. There is no pre-payment what so ever. So if you don't feel the Advisor is good for you, don't start paying. If you do agree to pay, then the exact amount will be transferred to your Advisor immediately following the call (no minimum amounts, no rounding up, really simple).

Last, we have implemented a sophisticated rating mechanism, which takes into account many parameters to try to reduce feedback and rating scams. For example, you have to be present at a call in order to rate the Advisor. And if the price was low/free your rating will count less. However, since we just launched the service most advisors have not yet built up their rating beyond our minimal threshold used to filter out initial variations/abnormalities.

Thanks again to this great community. We just started. Not all is perfect. But we are working really hard and with your help I believe we'll improve quickly!

Elad Baron
Co Founder</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>Thank you for your candid feedbacks. Let me try to clarify some of the points raised here:</p>
<p>True, the concept of ask-an-expert has been tried before. However, we believe that adding the real-time element (audio/video based conversation) makes a HUGE difference for the following reasons:<br />
a. it is all about trust. you need to trust the person whom you ask the advice. Seeing and hearing the person (live) significantly contributes to your judgment process about the other party.<br />
b. when you need to get some consultation ( e.g. second opinion about some medical condition, relationship counseling, etc) you need a full duplex conversation - unlike the Yahoo/Google Answers of the world which are just asking a question and waiting for a response.<br />
c. it opens up a whole new set of applications that require the real time channel - like online tutoring, do-it-yourself demos, etc</p>
<p>The other thing I wanted to clarify is that with BitWine, EVERY CALL starts free of charge. Both Client and Advisor need to mutually agree in order to start charging. There is no pre-payment what so ever. So if you don&#8217;t feel the Advisor is good for you, don&#8217;t start paying. If you do agree to pay, then the exact amount will be transferred to your Advisor immediately following the call (no minimum amounts, no rounding up, really simple).</p>
<p>Last, we have implemented a sophisticated rating mechanism, which takes into account many parameters to try to reduce feedback and rating scams. For example, you have to be present at a call in order to rate the Advisor. And if the price was low/free your rating will count less. However, since we just launched the service most advisors have not yet built up their rating beyond our minimal threshold used to filter out initial variations/abnormalities.</p>
<p>Thanks again to this great community. We just started. Not all is perfect. But we are working really hard and with your help I believe we&#8217;ll improve quickly!</p>
<p>Elad Baron<br />
Co Founder</p>
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		<title>By: Sean Tierney</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-459141</link>
		<dc:creator>Sean Tierney</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-459141</guid>
		<description>is it a private conversation or are they capturing past consultations and building a searchable knowledgebase with speech-to-text?  that's how the real value could be generated- in retaining the rights and reselling past answers that were paid for by somebody else.

&#62; trying to figure out why this site is necessary and how it is different than 
&#62; Yahoo! Answers or Google Answers.

well as of today Google is apparently cutting support for Google Answers: 
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/adieu-to-google-answers.html

Experts-exchange is another service that has done well with this concept by brokering expertise and having killer SEO on their stuff. Half the time I google an error message, the first result that pops up is that site.  
I always thought the hypen in their domain was lame until i realized what it would be without it... doh.

sean</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>is it a private conversation or are they capturing past consultations and building a searchable knowledgebase with speech-to-text?  that&#8217;s how the real value could be generated- in retaining the rights and reselling past answers that were paid for by somebody else.</p>
<p>&gt; trying to figure out why this site is necessary and how it is different than<br />
&gt; Yahoo! Answers or Google Answers.</p>
<p>well as of today Google is apparently cutting support for Google Answers:<br />
<a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/adieu-to-google-answers.html" rel="nofollow">http://googleblog.blogspot.com.....swers.html</a></p>
<p>Experts-exchange is another service that has done well with this concept by brokering expertise and having killer SEO on their stuff. Half the time I google an error message, the first result that pops up is that site.<br />
I always thought the hypen in their domain was lame until i realized what it would be without it&#8230; doh.</p>
<p>sean</p>
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		<title>By: Pramit Singh</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-458308</link>
		<dc:creator>Pramit Singh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-458308</guid>
		<description>Did you know only 800 people answered queries on Google Answers?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did you know only 800 people answered queries on Google Answers?</p>
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		<title>By: Web 2.0 Sammelalbum - Web2Null - BitWine</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-458203</link>
		<dc:creator>Web 2.0 Sammelalbum - Web2Null - BitWine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-458203</guid>
		<description>[...] BitWine: Experten-Netzwerk via Skype Bei BitWine k&#246;nnen sich Experten registrieren und ihre Minutens&#228;tze festlegen. Wer Beratung zu einem bestimmten Thema braucht, kann den entsperchenden Experten &#252;ber Skype kontaktieren. Die Abrechnung erfolgt nach der Beratung automatisiert &#252;ber Paypal. www.bitwine.com via: Techcrunch Technorati: BitWine [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] BitWine: Experten-Netzwerk via Skype Bei BitWine k&#246;nnen sich Experten registrieren und ihre Minutens&#228;tze festlegen. Wer Beratung zu einem bestimmten Thema braucht, kann den entsperchenden Experten &#252;ber Skype kontaktieren. Die Abrechnung erfolgt nach der Beratung automatisiert &#252;ber Paypal. <a href="http://www.bitwine.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.bitwine.com</a> via: Techcrunch Technorati: BitWine [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Alberto</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-458191</link>
		<dc:creator>Alberto</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-458191</guid>
		<description>Google Answers no longer exists... closed down yesterday...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Google Answers no longer exists&#8230; closed down yesterday&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: BitWine: An expert network tied to Skype &#8211; 21talks</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-458190</link>
		<dc:creator>BitWine: An expert network tied to Skype &#8211; 21talks</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/28/bitwine-gives-acces-to-those-in-the-know/#comment-458190</guid>
		<description>[...] BitWine is an expert network: People get on it to seek advice and solve their questions with the help of experts. Anybody could become an expert, depending on the others&#8217; ratings (and after paying the fee). And like Ether or WDeal, BitWine is a marketplace; experts sells their services. The network is tied to Skype. In fact, BitWine will roll out a Skype plugin when Skype 3.0 launches. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] BitWine is an expert network: People get on it to seek advice and solve their questions with the help of experts. Anybody could become an expert, depending on the others&#8217; ratings (and after paying the fee). And like Ether or WDeal, BitWine is a marketplace; experts sells their services. The network is tied to Skype. In fact, BitWine will roll out a Skype plugin when Skype 3.0 launches. [...]</p>
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